World’s First Ultra-low Emissions Zone (Ulez) Planned with New Daily Charges for Swathes of London
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan announced plans to introduce daily charge in Central London (additional to congestion charge) for the most... Read More
Cyclone Debbie: Behind the scenes of a disaster response
Learning from experience Australia’s Ministry of Human resources has backroom plans in place to deal with disasters. Hundreds of staff can be... Read More
Volunteers as a Mobilizing Force in Disaster Risk Reduction Processes
The Sendai Framework for DRR recognizes the role of volunteers and voluntary organizations as active actors in relief and to better understand... Read More
How Disaster Relief Efforts Could Be Improved With Game Theory
Humanitarian aid has not been very successful in delivering on its goals at times of disaster, mainly due to lack of coordination... Read More
Keeping foreign visitors safe the focus of Tokyo earthquake drill
On the occasion of the sixth anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, a disaster drill was exercised at... Read More
3 million Americans at risk from human-induced earthquakes this year
This is the second year that the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released an earthquake forecast citing wastewater disposal from fracking as triggering... Read More
Building Risk Profiles Helps Countries Recover Smoothly From Disasters
A paper by the Overseas Development Institute, Disasters and national economic resilience, highlights the need to smoothen recovery over time for... Read More
UAE GETS FULLY PREPARED IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT
The UAE has formed a national committee for disaster management which has representation of all stakeholders such as health-care facilities, health authorities... Read More
Weather app works even when disaster takes out the network
Weather Channel is launching a new App in emerging countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. The small 3.2 MB App developed... Read More
Bat Robots to Monitor Disaster Zones within next 5 years
The agile and aggressive maneuvering abilities of bats inspired scientists to develop drones, which could soon be in around work sites and... Read More